Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: World
MDG: World: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 54.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: World, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: World stood at 54.1%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: World peaked at 54.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2003.
MDG: World ranks 77th of 209 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 41.5% | — |
| 2004 | 41.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 42.7% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 47.5% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 52.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 54.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.5% | 41.5% | 45.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 46.1% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 50.8% | 54.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: World
- 74 Switzerland 73.6% compare
- 75 Seychelles 72.9% compare
- 76 Trinidad and Tobago 72.0% compare
- 77 Morocco 70.5% compare
- 78 Lebanon 70.2% compare
- 79 Kazakhstan 69.6% compare
- 80 Ecuador 69.2% compare
More education data for MDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 651.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 412.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: World?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: World was 54.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2003.
- How does MDG: World rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- MDG: World ranks 77th out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release